"We didn't bear down on our chances," Couture told reporters following the game. "Stats aside, I don't think that Fleury was that good. He gave up a lot of rebounds, and on a lot of shots, he looked shaky on. We weren't able to score on second chances."

Pavelski shared the same sentiment.

"He was fighting it all night. It felt like we could have had five. Pucks were bouncing and laying between his legs. There were a couple second opportunities, that there were times you didn't know how it didn't go in."

The comments didn't go over too well Friday with the Penguins.

"That's kind of a stupid comment," Pens defenceman Matt Niskanen told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Sure, they had a lot of chances. They didn't bury them because (Fleury) competed really hard."

Fleury was initially taken aback by Couture's criticism following the game, but later questioned the Sharks forward.

"Maybe he should have put it in then," Fleury said. "What was he doing?"